Zagros orogeny
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The Zagros orogeny is the mountain-building event that formed the Zagros Mountains through the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates along the former Tethys Ocean margin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zagros orogeny canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
orogeny ⓘ tectonic process ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Neogene
ⓘ
Paleogene ⓘ |
| affects |
Arabian Plate northern margin
ⓘ
Iranian Plateau southwestern margin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bitlis–Zagros suture zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Zagros zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Zagros Thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ Simply Folded Belt of the Zagros NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagros fold-and-thrust belt NERFINISHED ⓘ large thrust earthquakes in Iran and Iraq ⓘ seismicity in the Zagros region ⓘ |
| began | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| causedBy | convergence between Arabia and Eurasia ⓘ |
| causes |
crustal shortening in the Arabian–Eurasian collision zone
ⓘ
fold-and-thrust belt development in the Zagros region ⓘ thickening of the continental crust beneath the Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| continuesIn | Quaternary ⓘ |
| controls |
distribution of hydrocarbon traps in the Zagros region
ⓘ
structural style of the Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| convergenceRate | approximately 2–3 centimeters per year (Arabia–Eurasia) in late Cenozoic ⓘ |
| drivenBy | collision of the Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| formed | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | formation of the Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| intensified | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| involvesPlate |
Arabian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian microplates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOngoing | true ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alpine orogeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bitlis–Zagros orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean ⓘ subduction of Neo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
development of foreland basins on the Arabian Plate margin
ⓘ
intense folding of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ uplift of the Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAlong |
former Tethys Ocean margin
ⓘ
suture between Arabian and Eurasian plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental collision zone ⓘ |
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